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PINCHGUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pinchgut mean?
• PINCHGUT (noun)
The noun PINCHGUT has 1 sense:
1. a niggardly person who starves himself (and others)
Familiarity information: PINCHGUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A niggardly person who starves himself (and others)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("pinchgut" is a kind of...):
churl; niggard; scrooge; skinflint (a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend)
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